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tarsier
[ tahr-see-er, -see-ey ]
noun
- any member of the three genera ( Carlito , Cephalopachus , Tarsius ) of the family Tarsiidae, inhabiting Indonesia, the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian islands, characterized as a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate with velvety fur, very large eyes, a long tail, and very long hind limbs: all populations are dwindling and considered vulnerable to extinction.
tarsier
/ ˈtɑːsɪə /
noun
- any of several nocturnal arboreal prosimian primates of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having huge eyes, long hind legs, and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing: family Tarsiidae
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tarsier1
C18: from French, from tarse the flat of the foot; see tarsus
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Example Sentences
The first of these is the tarsier, which is found in several of the larger islands in the Malay Archipelago.
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Tarsier, tr′si-er, n. a small arboreal East Indian lemuroid, the malmag.
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Altogether, the tarsier scarcely looks like an animal at all.
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The estimate is for thirty-five little tarsier-eyed creatures.
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The tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) is a small, kitten-faced animal with long hind legs, which enable it to leap like a frog.
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